The Great Architects
The Great Architects are named due to their hope to build a fantastic nation of significant moneys. The current sovereign is believed to be aided by a magical helm and a secret council. This council is not official and it is generally denied to exist. What does exist is the Order of Craftsman. It uses a series of small flags over it's trade houses and guild houses. Shown below. The staff represents the leader of a given trade.
The bobbin refers to textile manufacturers, the harp to entertainers, the pins to clothiers, the sheers to herders and the bent pins to carpenters.
Structure
Business holders are all given a vote and they vote for a new Sovereign or to confirm the current one every ten years. Or at least that is true in theory, the country is young and hasn't lasted quite twenty years yet. So there has been no peaceful transfer of power from the founding sovereign to a new one.
Culture
The architecture is primary in found architecture repurposed. Cities have well stone made row houses with slightly slanted roofs and often roof terraces. Towns typically use dugouts, some of which are of significant size and well made.
Wrestling of both the oiled variety and leg or arm wrestling. It is especially common during the summer solstice along with foot races and swimming races. The solstice is a time of renewal, gifts and travel. Nobels dress as paupers and the country try to dress finely.
The remembrance of the plague day is celebrated during the winter solstice. Cold plunges in the ocean are common, as are burnt meat and bone offerings to repel sickness. Masks are worn depicting animals and beasts, or fantastical patterns. Dances are common with the bonfires. Music is often played on a long pipe, similar to a clarinet that is common to the region.
Men and women wear similar clothing, with rough wool, loose cut for the lower classes. The upper classes use imported cottons is wider color ranges. Both tend to use gathered and pleated designs regardless of fabric type.
Wrestling of both the oiled variety and leg or arm wrestling. It is especially common during the summer solstice along with foot races and swimming races. The solstice is a time of renewal, gifts and travel. Nobels dress as paupers and the country try to dress finely.
The remembrance of the plague day is celebrated during the winter solstice. Cold plunges in the ocean are common, as are burnt meat and bone offerings to repel sickness. Masks are worn depicting animals and beasts, or fantastical patterns. Dances are common with the bonfires. Music is often played on a long pipe, similar to a clarinet that is common to the region.
Men and women wear similar clothing, with rough wool, loose cut for the lower classes. The upper classes use imported cottons is wider color ranges. Both tend to use gathered and pleated designs regardless of fabric type.
Assets
The Helm of Providence is an artifact in the position of the reigning Sovereign. It has the ability to allow those who look into the helm to glimpse the future. The future seen relates to whatever is being looked at through the helm. It can also protect the wearer from damage while the prophesy is being revealed. It can only be used once a day to peer into the future and is old and fragile. Exactly how it helps the Sovereign retain power and profitability of the nation is not known.
Demography and Population
Humans form the majority of the population, though other sentients are present in small to moderate quantities. A small but economically powerful enclave of dwarves exists in the city of Carreg.
Territories
There is only a small territory, and with their current population increase they may need to become more urban and evolve a more complex marketplace. They do provide a good waypoint between the north and eastern bellflower and the New Minam empire to the east.
Military
Their biggest enemy includes raids from the wereshark tribes or the Kuo-toa empire. So the navy and shore patrol are the strongest forces due to their need and training.
Demonym
Architencian
Government System
Democracy, Direct
Economic System
Market economy
Major Exports
Woodwork, fabric, clothing and meat is all exported. The flax needed for quality linen grows very well on the islands. Both the linen itself is exported as well as clothing from that linen. Sheep are raised for meats and nice wool.
Major Imports
Fruits and animals. They are working to increase their local diversity of animal goods, so are importing quite a bit of quality animals from Tin Hou.
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